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new york city mayor michael bloomberg joined survivors and victims' relatives demanding action. >> last night the president said he would use whatever powers his office holds to address this violence. i think it is critical that he do so. words alone cannot heal our nation. only action can do that. gun violence is a national epidemic and a national tragedy that demands more than words. >> suarez: the mayor urged congress to reinstate a ban on assault-style weapons like the bushmaster a.r.15 rifle that adam lanza used friday. versions of that gun were outlawed in 1994 but the ban expired in 2004. a new poll out today from abc and the "washington post" found 54% of americans support stricter gun laws in general. still 71% oppose banning the sale of handguns. and in addition to gun control, there are new appeals to identify and help treat potentially troubled individuals before there's a tragedy. connecticut governor dan maloy spoke this afternoon in hartford. >> are we doing enough from a meantal health perspective to reach out to kids and families who are obviously in trouble? my sense i
new york city mayor michael bloomberg joined survivors and victims' relatives demanding action. >> last night the president said he would use whatever powers his office holds to address this violence. i think it is critical that he do so. words alone cannot heal our nation. only action can do that. gun violence is a national epidemic and a national tragedy that demands more than words. >> suarez: the mayor urged congress to reinstate a ban on assault-style weapons like the...
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>> susie: here at the new york stock exchange, the big trade of the day was the big board itself.
>> susie: here at the new york stock exchange, the big trade of the day was the big board itself.
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a gunman set a fire in western new york state, then ambushed firefighters, killing two. it was one of several attacks nationwide, with memories of the newtown school massacre still fresh. and in bethlehem, the church of the nativity marked the arrival of christmas day with midnight mass. and the pope presided over late night services for hundreds of the faithful, in st. peter's basilica at the vatican. actor jack klugman was died in california. online, we ask "what did the world look like in 2012?" kwame holman is here to tell us. >> holman: rewind the year in photos and revisit some of the most memorable and tumultuous moments around the globe. find that slideshow on our world page. plus larry kotlikoff continues to answer questions about social security, including what happens to the benefits of those who die without a survivor. find "ask larry" on the business desk. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, christmas day, we'll look ahead to 2013, a pivotal year for implementing the new health ca
a gunman set a fire in western new york state, then ambushed firefighters, killing two. it was one of several attacks nationwide, with memories of the newtown school massacre still fresh. and in bethlehem, the church of the nativity marked the arrival of christmas day with midnight mass. and the pope presided over late night services for hundreds of the faithful, in st. peter's basilica at the vatican. actor jack klugman was died in california. online, we ask "what did the world look like...
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and chuck schumer, senator from new york has raised it. but it's going to require obviously a larger coalition than that. >> woodruff: a couple of other things that have happened this week. i want to ask the two of you about. david this really pushed out of the news the story that everybody was talking about last night, that susan rice withdrawing her name to be secretary of state. what finally moved her to take her name out do you think and what does it is a? >> well, i don't really believe it was without white house acknowledgment. if she had a sense the white house was going to fight for her. she would be happy to fight. she had a piece laying out the case for her. i think it is a pretty decent case. i hate it when these things happen when there is no egregious scene committed and there certainly was none in this case. and so i wish frankly she, somebody would have fought a little harder for her. i think-- . >> woodruff: you are saying the white house didn't fight. >> well, the president made a very strong case early on. and then she we
and chuck schumer, senator from new york has raised it. but it's going to require obviously a larger coalition than that. >> woodruff: a couple of other things that have happened this week. i want to ask the two of you about. david this really pushed out of the news the story that everybody was talking about last night, that susan rice withdrawing her name to be secretary of state. what finally moved her to take her name out do you think and what does it is a? >> well, i don't...
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gary ackerman of new york said congress has become a partisan bickering bunch of grousing old people. >> trying to quibble around here on this particular issue of the narrative rather than how we work together to make things better to quibble over somebody said a particular word or didn't use the right word, rather than figure out how to avoid the mistakes that might have been to not lose american lives on into the future. >> reporter: amid the furor, ambassador rice has withdrawn herself for consideration as secretary of state. and four state department security officials resigned on wednesday. >> suarez: retailers are hoping to finish the holiday shopping season strong, particularly given some forecasts warning of a slowing economy in 2013. as we reported earlier, consumer spending helped spike better growth this fall. but in light of the last recession, some are asking whether less personal debt and perhaps some more austerity might be a better approach. "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman has been exploring that question. part of his ongoing reporting on "making sense"
gary ackerman of new york said congress has become a partisan bickering bunch of grousing old people. >> trying to quibble around here on this particular issue of the narrative rather than how we work together to make things better to quibble over somebody said a particular word or didn't use the right word, rather than figure out how to avoid the mistakes that might have been to not lose american lives on into the future. >> reporter: amid the furor, ambassador rice has withdrawn...
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. >> woodruff: you were asked by the "new york times" to name the three senators you felt closest to in the senate it was three republicans that you named. >> yeah. >> woodruff: i was to ask you, there's a lot of conversation right now about what does the republican party need to do after the terrible losses it suffered in the polls this year? >> right. >> woodruff: do you have a thought about that? >> well, they need to come back to where the public is. frankly, they lost touch with that large plurality in the middle of independents. to me one of the most fascinating numbers are the exit polls was that among self-described moderates, president obama got 15% more votes than governor romney. so a lot of people in this country think president obama is center lowest or even far left. but for self-described moderateit became a choice between obama the democrat, and rom neat republican. and 15% more of them thought that romney the republicans too far over-- i'd say to the right side." so i think the republicans have to come back to where the people are, and they can do it with-- they're p
. >> woodruff: you were asked by the "new york times" to name the three senators you felt closest to in the senate it was three republicans that you named. >> yeah. >> woodruff: i was to ask you, there's a lot of conversation right now about what does the republican party need to do after the terrible losses it suffered in the polls this year? >> right. >> woodruff: do you have a thought about that? >> well, they need to come back to where the...
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but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: police in webster, new york, found human remains today in the burned-out home where a gunman ambushed firefighters on christmas eve. the victim appeared to be william spengler's sister. he left a note saying he wanted to burn down the neighborhood and kill people. spengler set fire to his house, then shot four firefighters-- killing two-- before killing himself. he had a revolver, a shotgun, and a bushmaster rifle, the same model used in the newtown school shooting. >> i can't tell you at this time what the victims were shot with. we assume it was the rifle because of the distance. it's going to go to the medical examiner. they'll have the autopsies done. >> holman: two firefighters remained hospitalized today in stable condition. the fire spengler set ultimately burned seven homes. the election commission in egypt confirmed today the new constitution won nearly 64% of the vote in a referendum. the panel also reported turnout was just a third of the country's 52 million registered voters. president mohammed mors
but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: police in webster, new york, found human remains today in the burned-out home where a gunman ambushed firefighters on christmas eve. the victim appeared to be william spengler's sister. he left a note saying he wanted to burn down the neighborhood and kill people. spengler set fire to his house, then shot four firefighters-- killing two-- before killing himself. he had a revolver, a shotgun, and a bushmaster rifle,...
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>> if we can ban super sized soda in new york city, i think we can do this. >> i do have a cynicism in me that says, you know, if we lose momentum we're going to be footnoted to the next horrible tragedy that unfolds. a month from now, two months from now. i hate that feeling. it's really cynical and a horrible thing to think. but it seems like that's sort of been the pattern over the last several years. >> i support responsible gun ownership. i've gone to firing ranges. i've fired guns. i don't own a gun. i would be happy to listen to responsible gun owners as well. i don't support banning all guns. just weapons that can just keech shooting and shooting and shooting. >> and i feel the same way. i grew up learning to shoot with my father. it's one of the few things we did together. >> the fact is we need to start enforcing laws we have. we need to make stronger laws. particularly regarding these high-powered weapons. that are brutally efficient at killing people. because there's no need for civilians to have those. i don't think we need to ban guns. i think we need to find the right ba
>> if we can ban super sized soda in new york city, i think we can do this. >> i do have a cynicism in me that says, you know, if we lose momentum we're going to be footnoted to the next horrible tragedy that unfolds. a month from now, two months from now. i hate that feeling. it's really cynical and a horrible thing to think. but it seems like that's sort of been the pattern over the last several years. >> i support responsible gun ownership. i've gone to firing ranges. i've...
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it's chaired by new york mayor michael bloomberg and boston mayor thomas menino. is there was a lot in that address. 235-- 25 minutes long. but it might be boiled down into one statement. 9 only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. what was your response to wayne la pierre's message today? >> well, generally i was surprised. and i have been watching the nra for a long time. my dad was a gun deal never colorado, among other things. and you know, i sort of know that nra members are basically mainstream folks with mainstream views on guns. and the nra is normally a smart organization or thought to be. but today's statement is probably the best evidence of i have seen that the organization has a serious political positioning problem. it was incoherent it was factually incorrect. and it was so politically tone deaf to suggest to a nation that a sort of rising up for action, that the answer to to many guns in our society is to put an rnl aed guard in the class room, i think that wayne la pierre has a problem within the country but also within
it's chaired by new york mayor michael bloomberg and boston mayor thomas menino. is there was a lot in that address. 235-- 25 minutes long. but it might be boiled down into one statement. 9 only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. what was your response to wayne la pierre's message today? >> well, generally i was surprised. and i have been watching the nra for a long time. my dad was a gun deal never colorado, among other things. and you know, i sort of know...
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and democratic comgre cman eliot mggel of new york, who will become that committee's ranking member in the next term. congressman royce, let me start with you. what's the key thing we learned from this report? where do you see the main failure? >> well, i think the ma ailure when you read the report is in management at senior lels because when you hadau on the ground was not only an ambassador but other personnel warning that al qaeda camps were growing, explaining that they felt that they were at risk personally, asking for support-- which was not forth come ago and coming to the conclusion that washington was not concerned about their security needs. so all of that comes out in the memos. and i think what has to be addressed is why not only was thereparation not there, but somebody forgot to circle ther calendar on 9/11. there was no attempt or no effective way, i guess, desploid should this happen that we could come in with a quick-reaction team and assist them if they come under attack. eight-hour firefight, no assistance through thatperiod. >> eliot engel, do you reod i any differ
and democratic comgre cman eliot mggel of new york, who will become that committee's ranking member in the next term. congressman royce, let me start with you. what's the key thing we learned from this report? where do you see the main failure? >> well, i think the ma ailure when you read the report is in management at senior lels because when you hadau on the ground was not only an ambassador but other personnel warning that al qaeda camps were growing, explaining that they felt that...